do you have any figures of how often you albums got sold?I suppose you know at least how many copies of DXM you sold, but with the "real world distribution (:P) of redeemer that'd be more difficult. Maybe UE only?

This goes to more each band member then the band as a whole; If you were to right now make a Machinae Supremacy "Greatest Hits" album with up to 13 tracks, what 13 tracks would you put on it and why? ... you can include Overworld tracks if you want ;D

Umm... I'm not sure, bu I feel I did hear the Machinae Supremacy -version of Britney's "Gimme more", was it just a delusion of my mind, or did the radio anouncer get it wrong, thus I have been unable to find any record of such? o_O

Umm... I'm not sure, bu I feel I did hear the Machinae Supremacy -version of Britney's "Gimme more", was it just a delusion of my mind, or did the radio anouncer get it wrong, thus I have been unable to find any record of such? o_O

Well, you know it's actually kinda hard to answer a question such as that atm.If you think of the fact that we are only listening to the new songs so that we can do a great live performance, choose what songs to play and in what order to play them and so on, the only things on our minds atm is just the new songs.

I guess you'll haf to come to our next gig and find out would be the current correct answer for me at least atm.That answer isn't really satisfactory, I know, but its the best answer I can give you.

As fore inspiration I can just answer for myself.I get inspiration from a lot of places. Korn's baseplayer has one of my favourite sounds. Dustbrothers got the rythm I want.When I hear a sound I like I get inspiration from it, as it was with Gazus song here: http://bracagazus.free.fr/tracks/crushcrushcrush.mp3 (http://bracagazus.free.fr/tracks/crushcrushcrush.mp3) .It wasn't actually the song that inspired me as much as the sounds and the rythms.

Listen too the Fight Club soundtrack while drinking coffee with a tad of whisky and smoking a cigarette at the same time as you're playing Got The Life and looking at ingame fotage from Silkworm. That's my kung fu.

And don't you dare ask me about Silkworm and then try to call yourself a gamer =P

Chrono did a ton of the awesome signatures floating around here. Including mine.

Are there any laws that require you pay royalties to artists or songwriters when doing covers? For example, Gimme More? If it ends up on the album are there royalties or other issues that conflict with simply tossing it on the album?

Chrono did a ton of the awesome signatures floating around here. Including mine.

Are there any laws that require you pay royalties to artists or songwriters when doing covers? For example, Gimme More? If it ends up on the album are there royalties or other issues that conflict with simply tossing it on the album?

That all depends on the agreement the original creators gave them. They had to ask permission to use the song most likely, but i doubt they would have to pay royalties.

About how much would it actually cost to fly to the US (or even just the UK, if that's more feasible) and put on a concert? I know the idea's been joked about, but it'd be cool to have numbers, just so we could get a sense of reality.

If a bunch of fans were somehow able to raise money to fly you guys to USA to play a show or two would ya'll go for it? There are some very dedicated fans over here, we could do it ^-^

.lucky

yeah, but remember you need to fill up an entire venue (or close to) with people who WANT to see them play live. as cool as you think it is, i don't think the bands up for playing to only five or six of us :P

lol true that. And that is why I'm on a mission to create band flyers, stickers, whatever I can make and completely post everything throughout Virginia. Hopefully I can get my peeps in the Fanbase on Myspace to do the same in their State. The sound of MaSu will spread!!!!!!

Because I can't find it.Because general rules of forum are known to me.I couldn't find much information about this.I thought there would be some kind people on the forum answering these questions.Instead of bitching to a new member again and again.

Because I can't find it.Because general rules of forum are known to me.I couldn't find much information about this.I thought there would be some kind people on the forum answering these questions.Instead of bitching to a new member again and again.

They are all bands that Robert and a few other members of MaSu were involved in before the band we all know and love was formed.

Masugn is teh coolest band ever created in sweden. Kahl (the legendary), Emil (miss him :*() and Rob (the one...) <-- the masterminds of Masugn. I guess it was in the later parts of the 90's.

Lifeforce is Kahls project. Mithra is singing, I did guitars for one of the songs. I think the whole thing is rather sweet and it shows that Kahl is a true master of music and can create whatever he wants to.

FLAK is Unreal Tournament music.. Music to gib to. ofc pun c as hell and fun as hell. Kahl, Rob and Me. I think Tomi did some shit on some songs too. FLAK is just sweet fun =)

Garden of Concrete is Roberts old punk band. Helluva live act imo. I still miss them days... ofc I did play pop/rock back then, so I have moar fun now =)

Overworld will be a complete album. You do not need to worry about the minutes and seconds. The songs are about 4 mins anyways.

Ah, gotta check out FLAK too than. I thought this FLAK page would be a page with all kinds of songs in FLAK-format. Or is that FLAC? I don't use it anyway. Going to check it out right away. Thanks for the FAQ too. ;)

Now that's one hell of a great FAQ! :D I haven't quite figured out how to pronounce Machinae, I still think it's Latin so I stick to the Latin pronounciation.

And Masugn is really cool... I haven't found any other band with a style at least close to Masugn...

What about KMFDM? There musics always reminded me of them.

er, ontopic: Did you guys (the band) try anything you haven't done before music wise on Overworld. Or is it all straight forward SID metal (i.e. Empire was something very different coming from masu), not that theres anything wrong with that.

As I warned in the Forum Rules thread, there is a stricter enforcement of rules in Band Discussion. Therefore I've deleted some spam/offtopicness/useless content in this thread. Stay on topic and don't clutter up the forum. Understood?

Y'know... I think I would actually prefer waiting until february and hearing the songs themselves rather than having someone explaining what they are about...

It's kinda like getting the ending spoiled on an anticipated movie or something, I like to see for myself and make my own opinion over adopting somebody elses. Approaching the new stuff with an open mind and all that stuff.

Y'know... I think I would actually prefer waiting until february and hearing the songs themselves rather than having someone explaining what they are about...

It's kinda like getting the ending spoiled on an anticipated movie or something, I like to see for myself and make my own opinion over adopting somebody elses. Approaching the new stuff with an open mind and all that stuff.

And Masugn is really cool... I haven't found any other band with a style at least close to Masugn...

What about KMFDM? There musics always reminded me of them.

er, ontopic: Did you guys (the band) try anything you haven't done before music wise on Overworld. Or is it all straight forward SID metal (i.e. Empire was something very different coming from masu), not that theres anything wrong with that.

I guess the answer to that question will haf to wait until you hear the labum. imo it's all machinae, but I guess it's possible to read some stereotypical genres and stuff into the songs if you care about such things.

Have you guys ever thought about having tracks as DLC for games like Guitar Hero and Rock Band? As that would seriously rock my world (and my plastic guitar/drum kit (when the game comes out in the UK))

Also, while I think about it, whatever happened to the 'I listened to Machinae Supremacy when they were still underground' tee? I didn't get a chance to order one before and now it's not in the shop :-(

The album was mixed in the same studio as last time, but mastered in a different one. This time, it was mixed in Studio Fredman and mastered in a studio called Tailor Maid.

As for the merch and stuff... It seems our latest batch of tees weren't very popular so maybe we did something wrong. We overestimated the people who would want a "sid"-related t-shirt, cause it seems there aren't that many after all. So we'll go for something more accessible in the future, like the "ELITE" tee which was very popular. Who knows, maybe we'll bring it back to life. ;)

Stuff that's in the shop WILL go away. If you are planning on getting something, and don't get it ... We don't know that. :) From our perspective, it would seem not a lot of people are interested, regardless how many are _planning_ to buy it.

So with time, less popular items will disappear and we'll try to bring in new stuff and see how it is received. Sorry if anyone missed a chance with something, but we can't have a big selection. We can't keep all prints and just expand, we don't have time, room or the money for such an operation. We need to keep it small to be able to do it.

Oh, and we would love to make content for Guitar Hero or Rockband. If any of the publishers who hold the rights / licenses or whatever you need to do it would let us, we'd be there in a flash.

I actually made a topic on the forum a long time ago to try and get you guys in number 3 and there were actually more people who knew about you than I thought, but it didn't really get anywhere. I think I'll try and contact the publisher when I get a chance and see if they bother replying. :)

Oh yeah forgot to mention I uploaded Fury (thanks Alix) for them to listen to but only a few people even bothered. I just remember one guy saying your voice was worse than Axl's, which I completely disagree with. :P

If I remember correctly, Neversoft was able to get labeling rights to a majority of the Recording companies, which I'm pretty sure included Spinefarm. I'm digging into research now to see if its true. Now, onto my question. Hmmm, a bunch of my random questions have been answered. Gotta think on this one. Eh, what's your favorite Movie Genre? Horror, Action, Drama, Comedy? Also, in addition to that, what is your favorite current movie and favorite movie of all time?

imma contact the sales representative for activition this week... he's Danish tho, so we'll see how much he cares for a Swedish band with a finish lable.

Yeah you're the man! If MaSu was in GH I think I'd die. Hopefully they will pay attention to my e-mails too.

I think the songs that would work best are Fury, Kaori Stomp, or Return to Snake Mountain, mainly because with the solos and overall guitar rhythm they would go along with the game well. If you do end up in the game, please make it one of those songs and I will love you forever (not that I already don't ;))

Yeah but think about how they would be incorporated into the game. The three I mentioned would probably be the most fun/challenging in terms of playing them on the guitar. And if it absolutely had to be from Overworld I'd pick Violator, but I don't see any reason they wouldn't want to use their older album material. I still stand by my original three.

Oh, and we would love to make content for Guitar Hero or Rockband. If any of the publishers who hold the rights / licenses or whatever you need to do it would let us, we'd be there in a flash.

Sweet! I'll be sure to send an e-mail over to Activision and Harmonix about this ;D

I can't say I've got any particular picks for songs I'd want to see but given that Player One is my favourite I'll go with that, but the thought of having the whole of Redeemer to rock out to on guitar/drums would just blow my tiny British mind ;)

EDIT: I've just fired an e-mail off to Harmonix, Activision and Neversoft. Hopefully someone will read it, listen to you guys and realise as I did that MaSu in their games is a great idea!

hi my fav band!i like to ask you one technical thing, sorry for my english, im from hungary. so.i've read aeons ago, that you've recorded your tracks using guitarport i think. and you've recorded only the drums in the studio. here in hungary, me and my band would like to buy some stuff for recording music at home, and they say I ask you, which programs, what kind of soundcard and other technical details do you use, because your sounds kicks our asses. if you have time to answer, please write to us something useful information about these! thanks, and greetings from hungary :)i will manage a concert for yours here as soon as possible :P

wait, that means you must play a Drop D setup? Or is it drop C? tbh C woul sound most likely, but hell, wtf is drop C on a 5 string? I barely know the drop C on 4, and i havent play the bass in half a year lol

wait, that means you must play a Drop D setup? Or is it drop C? tbh C woul sound most likely, but hell, wtf is drop C on a 5 string? I barely know the drop C on 4, and i havent play the bass in half a year lol

Nah m8. I just use a B string with a bit moar phatness. Imma do something much cooler on the next album.. or if I mebbe do a web release song. I haf to buy a lot of new gear tho, so by all probability I'm going to be ready with my ultimate sound in 2 years or so. Don't expect anything anytime soon tho. The cost for my little scheme is about 7000-12000Ã¢â€šÂ¬. that's soooo not my priserange atm =(

wait, that means you must play a Drop D setup? Or is it drop C? tbh C woul sound most likely, but hell, wtf is drop C on a 5 string? I barely know the drop C on 4, and i havent play the bass in half a year lol

Nah m8. I just use a B string with a bit moar phatness. Imma do something much cooler on the next album.. or if I mebbe do a web release song. I haf to buy a lot of new gear tho, so by all probability I'm going to be ready with my ultimate sound in 2 years or so. Don't expect anything anytime soon tho. The cost for my little scheme is about 7000-12000Ã¢â€šÂ¬. that's soooo not my priserange atm =(

I understand. :(

My brother thinks that you can play Edge and Pearl on a four-stringed bass, and makes it sounds good. :P

Listening to the songs I came to think of a few questions that bugged me a great deal. So, here goes.First of all, I presume that some song names are based of off game titles ( Sid Icarus = Kid Icarus, Need for Steve = Need for Speed), is this correct?

Listening to the songs I came to think of a few questions that bugged me a great deal. So, here goes.First of all, I presume that some song names are based of off game titles ( Sid Icarus = Kid Icarus, Need for Steve = Need for Speed), is this correct?

Of course! And Stand = Rock Band! It's all so obvious now!

...OK, sorry about that. It was stupid. And pointless. I guess I'm just high on Overworld.

Listening to the songs I came to think of a few questions that bugged me a great deal. So, here goes.First of all, I presume that some song names are based of off game titles ( Sid Icarus = Kid Icarus, Need for Steve = Need for Speed), is this correct?

Of course! And Stand = Rock Band! It's all so obvious now!

...OK, sorry about that. It was stupid. And pointless. I guess I'm just high on Overworld.

Listening to the songs I came to think of a few questions that bugged me a great deal. So, here goes.First of all, I presume that some song names are based of off game titles ( Sid Icarus = Kid Icarus, Need for Steve = Need for Speed), is this correct?

Of course! And Stand = Rock Band! It's all so obvious now!

...OK, sorry about that. It was stupid. And pointless. I guess I'm just high on Overworld.

Jet Set Radio Future ;)

That'd make my day, playing Jet Grind Radio (I only have the first one) with Machinae playing in the background. It'd be weird without all the J-pop songs though. :P (The original has a REALLY weird soundtrack)

So my question, destined to wither away and die for lack of sustenance, is the following: what direction next? overworld was to be the dry crunchy album, and wild success ensued. how does the band feel inspired now? orchestrally? harmonically? gothically?

like doing a bunch of rearrangements of old webography classics to make some easy moneys? *cough*

Some time earlier you were saying there were several songs that never got onto the albums. Any chance these would be finalized and released as web-releases?

I mentioned this a while ago, and Rob gave a negative on that since those songs just weren't good at all in his opinion. I think its good for masu to have a track record of having hardly any bad songs if any at all.

Some time earlier you were saying there were several songs that never got onto the albums. Any chance these would be finalized and released as web-releases?

I mentioned this a while ago, and Rob gave a negative on that since those songs just weren't good at all in his opinion. I think its good for masu to have a track record of having hardly any bad songs if any at all.

Even if they think they are not so great, i wouldn't mind hearing them :(

It's true that the songs that didn't make it on the album weren't really any good at all. They seemed to have great potential when we were making them but when we reached completion it just became apparent that "dang, these tracks truly suck", and by that I mean "suck", not "oh, maybe not so good".

One song was kinda cool, so who knows, hehe... But two of them were fubar.

only insofar as he's always thinking two projects ahead, and overworld has been creatively finished, from the band's point of view, for some time now; so surely new ideas are already forming, fetus-like, in his fecund brainscape.

Eeee....There is nowhere wrote, who is the songwritter (and "lyricswritter") in this and this song...or who is MAIN songwritter generally in MaSu? So maybe I'm wrong, I really don't know, but I'd like to know that.Is there any list, where is that wrote? For songs from DXM, Redeemer, Overworld and so on... :)

It's true that the songs that didn't make it on the album weren't really any good at all. They seemed to have great potential when we were making them but when we reached completion it just became apparent that "dang, these tracks truly suck", and by that I mean "suck", not "oh, maybe not so good".

One song was kinda cool, so who knows, hehe... But two of them were fubar.

Perhaps they could be new projects in the future, a spark may ignite them and you may find something to patch the holes and make it elite :P

Some fun and funky answers so far, but I'm curious: Who comes up with the videos? That is, does someone from Spinefarm come down and say "this shot and this theme will sell" or do you say to spinefarm "we think this would look great as a video"?

Some fun and funky answers so far, but I'm curious: Who comes up with the videos? That is, does someone from Spinefarm come down and say "this shot and this theme will sell" or do you say to spinefarm "we think this would look great as a video"?

I'm aware the process is probably two way, so who gets final say?

The director gererally controls the way a film is made and what's shown in frame or not.This time Johan Hannu presented us with a concept. We agreed to shoot it. Spinefarm agreed to fund it.We (the band) had very little to do with the script, but ofc we read it before we agreed to do anything.

Wow I actually got an e-mail back for MaSu being in GH. I also asked about Wii DLC since I might get GH3 for Wii. It reads:

Hello, thank you for contacting Activision Customer support. What an AWSOME suggestion. I will pass this along to the appropriate parties for consideration.

In regards to DLC, we cannot comment on any unreleased updates, DLC or patches nor do we have this information. Keep checking our website and various game messageboards for information on any game updates.

Hello, thank you for contacting Activision Customer support. What an AWSOME suggestion. I will pass this along to the appropriate parties for consideration.

Sounds kinda like a default response. They prolly get so many suggestions for bands/songs, can't see them listening to every suggestion. ;/

Well obviously but then again I wasn't really hoping for anything more. At least we know it's a possibility. I think Machinae should try and contact Neversoft or Activision themselves if they really want to make it in the game. I mean come on, An Endless Sporadic made it into GH3 and they only had two of their three songs recorded at the time, with the third being Impulse recorded specifically for Guitar Hero.

My question is very simple. Why is the band called Machinae Supremacy? I can understand translation, but is there any deeper context? And why MachinAe? Any connection with Japanese?In "MaSu forum" I didn't find that....

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There is nowhere wrote, who is the songwritter (and "lyricswritter") in this and this song...or who is MAIN songwritter generally in MaSu? So maybe I'm wrong, I really don't know, but I'd like to know that.Is there any list, where is that wrote? For songs from DXM, Redeemer, Overworld and so on...

...why don't I have some answer? :-( So nobody knows? What about dezo, please ? ;) ;D

My question is very simple. Why is the band called Machinae Supremacy? I can understand translation, but is there any deeper context? And why MachinAe? Any connection with Japanese?In "MaSu forum" I didn't find that....

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There is nowhere wrote, who is the songwritter (and "lyricswritter") in this and this song...or who is MAIN songwritter generally in MaSu? So maybe I'm wrong, I really don't know, but I'd like to know that.Is there any list, where is that wrote? For songs from DXM, Redeemer, Overworld and so on...

...why don't I have some answer? :-( So nobody knows? What about dezo, please ? ;) ;D

My question is very simple. Why is the band called Machinae Supremacy? I can understand translation, but is there any deeper context? And why MachinAe? Any connection with Japanese?In "MaSu forum" I didn't find that....

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There is nowhere wrote, who is the songwritter (and "lyricswritter") in this and this song...or who is MAIN songwritter generally in MaSu? So maybe I'm wrong, I really don't know, but I'd like to know that.Is there any list, where is that wrote? For songs from DXM, Redeemer, Overworld and so on...

...why don't I have some answer? :-( So nobody knows? What about dezo, please ? ;) ;D

I'll give my answers. Band, please correct me if I am wrong. :P

First of all, I think Robert is the songwriter, and he has always been the "main" songwriter, of almost every song.

I'd say because they believe that they call themselves Machinae Supremacy because they believe machines are superior to human beings, because they, robots that is, lacks the human flaws that is needed for controlling and ruling a perfect world. The old image of the band (when Kahl was still in the band), pictured the Band as machines. Again, I might very well be wrong. :)

It has, with almost guaranteed certainty, no connection to Japanese. It is more connected to Latin, where the word for machine is "machina". Then I don't know, add an "e" at the end, and it can still be pronounced in English. :P

I only answer questions I find interresting.Bocom and other forum members can answer the standard questions, like "why MaSu" and stuff.Ofc MaSu has a different context depending on how you use the words, but Bocom's answer is a nice one imo. I would prolly add something like "what can you do with your computer" or something, but the machine-emotionless answer suits just fine =)

And "connection to japanese" I'd say something like we know a girl named Chica (spelling?).. I don't think that we have any connection beyond the obviuos -Lyrics and Musical influences. So here is a bullshit answer more fitting.. so here goes:

My dad's got a mecha parked behind the house which I use to travel to *eh* Mospaeda... oh and I speak out of sync, because I'm born in the 70's and the dubbing was not really flawless back then.

I only answer questions I find interresting.Bocom and other forum members can answer the standard questions, like "why MaSu" and stuff.Ofc MaSu has a different context depending on how you use the words, but Bocom's answer is a nice one imo. I would prolly add something like "what can you do with your computer" or something, but the machine-emotionless answer suits just fine =)

And "connection to japanese" I'd say something like we know a girl named Chica (spelling?).. I don't think that we have any connection beyond the obviuos -Lyrics and Musical influences. So here is a bullshit answer more fitting.. so here goes:

My dad's got a mecha parked behind the house which I use to travel to *eh* Mospaeda... oh and I speak out of sync, because I'm born in the 70's and the dubbing was not really flawless back then.

Thanks for those kind words. <3

I didn't really think of the capabilities of computers until you mentioned it though. :D

hey, first id like to say that u guys are my favorite band, Machinae Supremacy! ;Dim totally addicted to the new songs "gimme More" "Radio Future" "Dark City" and "Edge And Pearl", true masterpieces^^! and all the other songs of yours rocks!^^i have two questions:1. what where ur inspirations when u made your newest albums?:)2. are u guys gonna play in norway this year?^^

Hi. My name is Daniel, and I work as a redactor (http://metalirium.com/?id=79&user=1183311264) in a Slovak metal e-zin www.metalirium.com. (http://metalirium.com) But that's not so important, point is that I am a big fan of Machinae Supremacy and I am here for asking whether it would be possible to make an interview with one of the band members (for our website). I am interested in spreading your music, because in our country you're not known as well as you can be. Ofcourse, there are a lot of fans, but it could be much more better with more information. I have written your biography in our language and now I had an idea about interview.

I will prepare only a few basic questions which I can mail you and if one of the members would have 5 - 10 minutes from the time, it will be really great :)

Hi. My name is Daniel, and I work as a redactor (http://metalirium.com/?id=79&user=1183311264) in a Slovak metal e-zin www.metalirium.com. (http://metalirium.com) But that's not so important, point is that I am a big fan of Machinae Supremacy and I am here for asking whether it would be possible to make an interview with one of the band members (for our website). I am interested in spreading your music, because in our country you're not known as well as you can be. Ofcourse, there are a lot of fans, but it could be much more better with more information. I have written your biography in our language and now I had an idea about interview.

I will prepare only a few basic questions which I can mail you and if one of the members would have 5 - 10 minutes from the time, it will be really great :)

Well, we are all quite complex individuals.I really don't want to give you characteristics here on the forum.I think that's something you should experience for yourself when you meet us.You should already have realized who I am, and if you have been with the forum from the start you should already know a lot of the others as well... except Jonne ofc =P

Well, we are all quite complex individuals.I really don't want to give you characteristics here on the forum.I think that's something you should experience for yourself when you meet us.You should already have realized who I am, and if you have been with the forum from the start you should already know a lot of the others as well... except Jonne ofc =P

If it wouldn't hurt so much i'd smack my head against the wall. Never mind. :]

What is the story behind the Cryosleep vid (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxrAQC-wCOA)? Art project, just a music video, or something else entirely? Can we consider it a sort-of-official music video? I've asked before, I think, but I can't remember the answer, so I ask again.

the answer was to a question asking if there was already a place to get flac versions, whereas the new question asks if they would consider sometime in the future releasing flac versions....still unlikely but none the less, different questions.

a lot of artists end up with more songs than they plan to feature on an album.some artists release these on a b-sides and extras record.

are there some tracks not featured on albums that you guys have laying around?are they awesome but weren't included in an album because of theme incompatibility? (Like Ghost was originally before the retail version featured it).

im not saying they should do a remix or something like that though. i would just like the files in lossless quality, and if that means getting them on a burned cd then id be happy with that. a cd doesnt cost that much, and neither would postage. say 50sek, and they got a deal. (im not sure with how many cds it would require though).

im not saying they should do a remix or something like that though. i would just like the files in lossless quality, and if that means getting them on a burned cd then id be happy with that. a cd doesnt cost that much, and neither would postage. say 50sek, and they got a deal. (im not sure with how many cds it would require though).

no focus would be taken from new material.

But it would take focus. First of all, they would need to remaster the tracks. Then, they'd need to send all the copies, if more than one person would want it.

And I still don't think that they would do all that if only one person would do it. They have claimed several times that they are very busy people.

In my humble opinion, they need to focus on new material, instead of trying to promote their old stuff.

Don't get me wrong, I'd want it as much as the next fan, but I'd rather get new material than a rehashed/remastered old track,

im not saying they should do a remix or something like that though. i would just like the files in lossless quality, and if that means getting them on a burned cd then id be happy with that. a cd doesnt cost that much, and neither would postage. say 50sek, and they got a deal. (im not sure with how many cds it would require though).

no focus would be taken from new material.

But it would take focus. First of all, they would need to remaster the tracks. Then, they'd need to send all the copies, if more than one person would want it.

And I still don't think that they would do all that if only one person would do it. They have claimed several times that they are very busy people.

In my humble opinion, they need to focus on new material, instead of trying to promote their old stuff.

Don't get me wrong, I'd want it as much as the next fan, but I'd rather get new material than a rehashed/remastered old track,

as awesome as it would be to hear some old tracks with the new and improved vocals a la Robert and the overall quality improvement of the band, I agree that new material should be focus here.

ah, ok. well, if thats the problem then i agree, they shouldnt waste any time with that. but if they do have the lossless files left, i think they should at least think about it. if they need someone to help distribute the files (at the price of cds+postage) then i think there are plenty of fans that would be willing to help, myself included.

Ok, so I have a question and an request for the band.I have been listening to "Masugn" a lot recently, and are really fond of the music, aswell as the few lines of lyrics I can hear.I have been trying to Google for them, but I can't find anything, not even the slightest hint that they ever existed.What I am looking for, is lyrics. (<-- Hint for request)

I have been searching the forums, and all I could find, was an old thread, which revealed lyrics for one song and an interesting quote from Rob, saying something with; "It's best if you don't know-".Now, this only made me more interested, and therefore, I am kindly asking the band, or someone else, to post a link, or PM me with lyrics. (<-- Request)

a lot of artists end up with more songs than they plan to feature on an album.some artists release these on a b-sides and extras record.

are there some tracks not featured on albums that you guys have laying around?are they awesome but weren't included in an album because of theme incompatibility? (Like Ghost was originally before the retail version featured it).

Ok, so I have a question and an request for the band.I have been listening to "Masugn" a lot recently, and are really fond of the music, aswell as the few lines of lyrics I can hear.I have been trying to Google for them, but I can't find anything, not even the slightest hint that they ever existed.What I am looking for, is lyrics. (<-- Hint for request)

I have been searching the forums, and all I could find, was an old thread, which revealed lyrics for one song and an interesting quote from Rob, saying something with; "It's best if you don't know-".Now, this only made me more interested, and therefore, I am kindly asking the band, or someone else, to post a link, or PM me with lyrics. (<-- Request)

And the question is, what the hell is "Masugn" anyway? (<-- Question)

Robert has responded to the general request for Masugn lyrics many many times with a sound "NO.". The only Masugn track that ever had any lyrics released was Hostiles. IIRC, the reasoning on refusing to release any others was general embarrasment over the songs and lyrics as well, among other reasons. It was a side project, as much a "screw around and have fun" as FLAK.

Since Hubnester is dead, who owns all of the material that was created?

Is it public domain?

If not, who owns it all?

If the band owns it or can use it :-Will you be using unreleased Hubnester (War Angels, Snowblind) music in future MaSu songs?

This also has been answered, though it was by Dezo. Any musics produced by Hubnester Industries are still and always were property of Hubnester Industries, and as of this question being answered there were no plans to release them.

buried in a garden of concrete.YESSSSSSSS, INTERBAND REFERENCING.will future gigs see more overworld songs played? or will we still get a nice mix of the older stuff as well?

At the gig in luleå they only played 4 old songs (ttlg, oki kuma, reaper, hero) and almost every overworld song. So i guess they'll play mostly overworld from now on, but i hope they will have some gigs where they only play old songs, cause frankly, i'm getting a little tired of the new songs x]

buried in a garden of concrete.YESSSSSSSS, INTERBAND REFERENCING.will future gigs see more overworld songs played? or will we still get a nice mix of the older stuff as well?

At the gig in luleå they only played 4 old songs (ttlg, oki kuma, reaper, hero) and almost every overworld song. So i guess they'll play mostly overworld from now on, but i hope they will have some gigs where they only play old songs, cause frankly, i'm getting a little tired of the new songs x]

Maybe now is a good time to remember that the last gig in luleå was the Overworld release-gig. Maybe.

buried in a garden of concrete.YESSSSSSSS, INTERBAND REFERENCING.will future gigs see more overworld songs played? or will we still get a nice mix of the older stuff as well?

At the gig in luleå they only played 4 old songs (ttlg, oki kuma, reaper, hero) and almost every overworld song. So i guess they'll play mostly overworld from now on, but i hope they will have some gigs where they only play old songs, cause frankly, i'm getting a little tired of the new songs x]

Maybe now is a good time to remember that the last gig in luleå was the Overworld release-gig. Maybe.

You definitely got a point thereBut yet, they played mostly Overworld songs at the gig in Piteå too..

Robert has responded to the general request for Masugn lyrics many many times with a sound "NO.". The only Masugn track that ever had any lyrics released was Hostiles. IIRC, the reasoning on refusing to release any others was general embarrasment over the songs and lyrics as well, among other reasons. It was a side project, as much a "screw around and have fun" as FLAK.

Oh. BLAST.

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And, I'd like to hear some older songs live aswell.I mean, just because some of us still werent old enough to go to the older shows.

Robert has responded to the general request for Masugn lyrics many many times with a sound "NO.". The only Masugn track that ever had any lyrics released was Hostiles. IIRC, the reasoning on refusing to release any others was general embarrasment over the songs and lyrics as well, among other reasons. It was a side project, as much a "screw around and have fun" as FLAK.

Oh. BLAST.

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And, I'd like to hear some older songs live aswell.I mean, just because some of us still werent old enough to go to the older shows.

I think a few users have guesses as to the lyrics with some degree of accuracy. Whether you could pry those from them or not is not my concern, unless you succeed, in which case I want them as well = P.

There were also some live recordings and (low quality) videos circulating at one time, but I forget the site I got them from (hosted by a forum member, I don't even know if it still exists), so I can't help you there.

Well, I doubt the contract the band has states that they're not allowed to release songs on the net, but I suspect they'll mostly work on new songs to be included on albums. However, it is not uncommon that some songs are left out of an album simply because they do not fit the theme of that album, so we might get to see some of those again.

Or maybe another song spurred on by world events, such as Legion of Stoopid was.

DISCLAIMER: Despite my status as your Moderator-Overlord, I am not privy to any special information on this subject. The above is the most I would expect the band to do (e.g. I don't think they'll make a random song just to post it on the net).

Well maybe not to JUST post on the net...maybe they just got inspired by something and made something from the spur of the moment and then it be released on the site? Randomness can be a great tool to all creative arts.

Well maybe not to JUST post on the net...maybe they just got inspired by something and made something from the spur of the moment and then it be released on the site? Randomness can be a great tool to all creative arts.

indeed, and what a great way to keep new people interested until an album comes out.

I remember how exciting my days were when a new Machinae song would randomly pop up on the site./me thinks of soundtrack to the rebellion, ghost, legion of stupid and trinity fondly

Jonne Uses a some sort of Jackson Kelly and... Gordon I can't remember.

It's the Jackson Kelly KE2, I'm pretty sure.

No clue what Gordon uses. :P

Yeah, Jonne has the Jackson Kelly KE2 (http://img344.imageshack.us/img344/9670/img0768sk0.jpg), Rob has the Custom EMG81 Fender FatStrat (http://img477.imageshack.us/img477/4822/img0771sh9.jpg) and i think Gordon has a Jackson MG Series DXMG Dinky (http://www.jacksonguitars.com/products/search.php?partno=2910103544) (It's a long shot though, going off an old blurry picture).

Jonne Uses a some sort of Jackson Kelly and... Gordon I can't remember.

It's the Jackson Kelly KE2, I'm pretty sure.

No clue what Gordon uses. :P

Yeah, Jonne has the Jackson Kelly KE2 (http://img344.imageshack.us/img344/9670/img0768sk0.jpg), Rob has the Custom EMG81 Fender FatStrat (http://img477.imageshack.us/img477/4822/img0771sh9.jpg) and i think Gordon has a Jackson MG Series DXMG Dinky (http://www.jacksonguitars.com/products/search.php?partno=2910103544) (It's a long shot though, going off an old blurry picture).

sorry, its just because i play e-guitar by myself but i also love your bass playing :D

wait, i got one especially for you :)

where does your nick name come from? i like it ... *its a serious question, not because i want to be a nice guy ^^*

hehe, I sorta got my nickname from a ghei ass nick I use in various momorpughur's.The complete answer to this question lies within the forums.Nowdays I often use dezo^[insert class here] just so that my groups can keep track on which toon I'm playing.

i didn't mean it literally. every time dezo responds to a question it doesn't mean you have to reply to him with more unnecessary questions. the fact his answers are fairly short should give you a small hint that he'd rather you thought out what you wanted to ask first.im not having a go, nor going off topic. this is a Q&A thread, not a fanboy pester one. [:

Aren't they going to play any Overworld-songs on Bandit radio soon?I think it's about time ^^

Why don't you ask Bandit instead?

'Cause I don't know anything about how all that stuff works - if the radio stations can play any song they like, if it has to be a single and so on.. :Pbandit hardly ever play songs which haven't been released as singles..? =/

im quite curious about this. whats going to happen after the next album is released? are spinefarm actually going to market it? will they renew the contract or just leave the band hanging dry again?it pisses me off. they deserve some mainsteam attention. overworld was amaze.

im quite curious about this. whats going to happen after the next album is released? are spinefarm actually going to market it? will they renew the contract or just leave the band hanging dry again?it pisses me off. they deserve some mainsteam attention. overworld was amaze.

I don't think it's such a bad deal... Certainly nobody's promising me that they'll support my hopes and dreams for 5 years at the low end. When the contract expires, it's probably just time for a conversation within the band, the label, and between the two to see if they want to keep it up. If for some reason one or the other party doesn't want to, well then they'll deal with it when they get there, and I can't say i'm too worried about how machsup will fare without a record label.

I don't think it's such a bad deal... Certainly nobody's promising me that they'll support my hopes and dreams for 5 years at the low end. When the contract expires, it's probably just time for a conversation within the band, the label, and between the two to see if they want to keep it up. If for some reason one or the other party doesn't want to, well then they'll deal with it when they get there, and I can't say i'm too worried about how machsup will fare without a record label.

Damn! I just want it! But what gigs? New album out! But no "Overworld tour" for support, or am I wrong? It might be, but I don't see anything everywhere! Practically no promo-activities (ok, in Luleå and the like - but is this enough??, maybe you guys are only waiting and preparing for any "summer huge-tour surprise", in the given case I'm really looking forward to it)

Damn! I just want it! But what gigs? New album out! But no "Overworld tour" for support, or am I wrong? It might be, but I don't see anything everywhere! Practically no promo-activities (ok, in Luleå and the like - but is this enough??, maybe you guys are only waiting and preparing for any "summer huge-tour surprise", in the given case I'm really looking forward to it)

Your question is quite valid.We didn't get all the gigs we wanted and no tour. =(ofc we'll try to get more gigs.. and make another album =)

But what's wrong? I expected that new label (Spinefarm wow! Nightwish, Children of Bodom, Sonata Arctica and other notorious bands...) helps with these things and you strike up any tour for "new-album-support" - support for album which I can buy in local store. Nothing happened :-(

It could be local problem - with no-merchandise in Czech republic or Slovakia but...how nice would it be if my beloved band Machinae Supremacy run tour with any other Scandinavian metal band across whole Europe ? ;)

I just want to see you, guys! I want to headbanging when hard bass-riffs in Hate struck! I want to sing with Gaz when Skin graduates, I want to buy ofc signed merch and I just want kiss you because of your absolutely flawless music ! >:D ;)

Your question is quite valid.We didn't get all the gigs we wanted and no tour. =(ofc we'll try to get more gigs.. and make another album =)

But what's wrong? I expected that new label (Spinefarm wow! Nightwish, Children of Bodom, Sonata Arctica and other notorious bands...) helps with these things and you strike up any tour for "new-album-support" - support for album which I can buy in local store. Nothing happened :-(

It could be local problem - with no-merchandise in Czech republic or Slovakia but...how nice would it be if my beloved band Machinae Supremacy run tour with any other Scandinavian metal band across whole Europe ? ;)

I just want to see you, guys! I want to headbanging when hard bass-riffs in Hate struck! I want to sing with Gaz when Skin graduates, I want to buy ofc signed merch and I just want kiss you because of your absolutely flawless music ! >:D ;)

I'd say that it's a local problem. Local venues probably don't want to host some "mainstream-unknown" band. Sorry guys, but it's the truth.

I say: Give it more time. There will (hopefully) be a time where we all have headbanged with them at least once. :)

1. Playstation 3.2. Rule the world as a mega kewl band!3. FLAC4. Crisps5. Paper 'n pen.6. Overworld. *duh*7. Lame world tour. Can it really be that lame??8. JV-grillen.9. Linux. Tho I haf to say wintendo for gaming.10. Fsk off all of them bastards!

So, the band has made a deal with EBS. Does this mean that dezo will now start using only ebs amps, cabinets and effects?

Aye. EBS is the only thing I need.The EBS Fafner has the best comressor in the world imo... It suits my way of playing/grinding perfectly and the distortion is very flexible which in the end means that I don't haf to use effects. I'm thinking about adopting some other effects tho, and ofc they will be of EBS branding.

Also, EBS is a great company and my contact there is like "Born to rawk".It's very easy to be proud of such a sweet endorsement deal. EBS has win and awesome! =)

Speaking of Overworld, here's a PERFECT CHANCE for me to say a funnt easter egg I found the first minute that I drooled on the cd.The girl's stamp on her cheek says: "RFID 080213".Now, the release date for the cd were on the 13th of Februari, 2008.I lol'ed when I saw that. ;D

Are you guys going to try to get a song in Guitar Hero IV? I've already written Neversoft and suggested MaSu for GHIII dlc. I think you should try to contact them if you haven't. Not only would it help with popularity but it would just be awesome to play a song like Return to Snake Mountain or something in GH. :)

Are you guys going to try to get a song in Guitar Hero IV? I've already written Neversoft and suggested MaSu for GHIII dlc. I think you should try to contact them if you haven't. Not only would it help with popularity but it would just be awesome to play a song like Return to Snake Mountain or something in GH. :)

That would be truly awesome. ;DAltough that has been brought up several times if I'm not mistaken...

Are you guys going to try to get a song in Guitar Hero IV? I've already written Neversoft and suggested MaSu for GHIII dlc. I think you should try to contact them if you haven't. Not only would it help with popularity but it would just be awesome to play a song like Return to Snake Mountain or something in GH. :)

That would be truly awesome. ;DAltough that has been brought up several times if I'm not mistaken...

You have to be retardedly popular to get a song in GH.. Like, Linkin Park popular. (It made me so mad they got a song in a guitar-based videogame. >>; )Although I'd love to see it any day of the week.

Btw, this question might've been asked before, but I didn't have the time to check.Are you guys ever planning on doing any sort of US tours?

Are you guys going to try to get a song in Guitar Hero IV? I've already written Neversoft and suggested MaSu for GHIII dlc. I think you should try to contact them if you haven't. Not only would it help with popularity but it would just be awesome to play a song like Return to Snake Mountain or something in GH. :)

That would be truly awesome. ;DAltough that has been brought up several times if I'm not mistaken...

You have to be retardedly popular to get a song in GH.. Like, Linkin Park popular. (It made me so mad they got a song in a guitar-based videogame. >>; )Although I'd love to see it any day of the week.

If they put a crappy song like Red Lottery by an unknown band in the game I'm sure they'd put MaSu in.

How did you come up with the idea to but a metroid sample in the end of "Stand"?

Who is Steve? Seriously! Is it just a random name, or does it/he have a meaning?

1, 'cos Metroid is awesome.2, random average name to reflect random average people - i.e. random average person A can become a hero if s/he really fights for it. [Question's been asked at least twice before]

How did you come up with the idea to but a metroid sample in the end of "Stand"?

Who is Steve? Seriously! Is it just a random name, or does it/he have a meaning?

1, 'cos Metroid is awesome.2, random average name to reflect random average people - i.e. random average person A can become a hero if s/he really fights for it. [Question's been asked at least twice before]

Does the Trinity symbol that Machinae Supremacy uses so much have a hidden meaning deep within? O_O

Quote from: Wikipedia

The Trinity is a Christian doctrine, stating that God is one being who exists, simultaneously and eternally, as a mutual indwelling of three persons:[1] the Father, the Son (incarnate as Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit. Since the beginning of the third century[2] the doctrine of the Trinity has been stated as "that the one God exists in three Persons and one substance, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit".[3] Trinitarianism, belief in the Trinity, is a mark of Oriental and Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism and all the mainstream traditions arising from the Protestant Reformation, such as Anglicanism, Lutheranism and Presbyterianism; and the Trinity has been described as "the central dogma of Christian theology".[3]

My money's on that they thought of this. Or at least that it's something religious.Parody maybe?

Torp and I have reached a decision to lock this thread. The reason is the extraordinary amount of useless comments not directly related to the topic on hand (QUESTIONS, damnit - not spam), as well as a growing quantity of pointless questions, coupled with a steady decline of actual answers to those pointless questions (band members not answering your question may be a pretty good indicator that they thought so too).